"copying press" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: copying presses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} copying press (plural copying presses)
  1. (historical) A machine for taking an exact copy, by pressure, of a document written in special ink on special paper. Tags: historical Synonyms: copy press Translations (machine): jäljennyspainin (Finnish), kopiopainin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-copying_press-en-noun-lPHh19Bs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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